SAMHO (missile)

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{{Short description|Anti-tank guided missile}}
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|origin= India
|type= [[ATGM]]

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The '''SAMHO''' is an Indian gun-launched [[anti-tank guided missile]] developed by the [[Armament Research and Development Establishment]] (ARDE) for the Arjun tanks of the Indian Army.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cannon Launched Missile Development Programme(CLMDP) {{!}} Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/cannon-launched-missile-development-programmeclmdp|access-date=2021-07-06|website=www.drdo.gov.in}}</ref> Originally intended to be fired from the 120 mm rifled gun of Arjun, the DRDO is planning to make it compatible with the T-90 tanks of the Indian Army, which has a 125 mm smoothbore gun.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Feeds|title=DRDO plans to use Indigenous SAMHO missile on Russian T-90 tanks - Guarding India|url=https://guardingindia.com/diplomacy/drdo-plans-to-use-indigenous-samho-missile-on-russian-t-90-tanks/|access-date=2021-07-06|language=en-US}}</ref> The SAMHO has dual [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) tandem warheads designed to defeat [[Reactive armour#Explosive reactive armour|explosive reactive armour]] (ERA) protection of modern armoured vehicles and tanks.<ref name=":0" /> The SAMHO is a multi-purpose anti-armour guided missile effective against tanks as well as low flying [[Attack helicopter|attack helicopters]].<ref name=":0" />

== Overview ==
The development of SAMHO gun-launched anti-tank guided missile was announced in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-21|title=India drops Israeli missile for Arjun Tank|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-drops-israeli-missile-for-arjun-tank/story-OswmqbSCKEEHEqcbnqmDxM.html|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The SAMHO missile was developed under the Cannon Launched Missile Development Programme (CLMDP) by the ARDE lab of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) in association with [[High Energy Materials Research Laboratory]] (HEMRL) and [[Instruments Research and Development Establishment]] (IRDE).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-01|title=DRDO successfully test fires laser-guided anti-tank guided missile from Arjun Tank|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/drdo-successfully-test-fires-laser-guided-anti-tank-guided-missile-from-arjun-tank-6663728/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The missile is intended to enhance the firepower of the indigenous Arjun tanks in service with the Indian Army. The first trial was carried out successfully in September 2020, subsequently in October another test firing was carried out from an Arjun tank.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-09-23|title=DRDO test fires laser guided anti-tank missile|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-successfully-test-fires-laser-guided-anti-tank-guided-missile/article32676820.ece|access-date=2021-07-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== See also ==
* [[Nag (missile)]]
{{Wepscontent
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*[[LAHAT]]
*[[9M119 Svir/Refleks]]
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*[[List of gun-launched missiles]]
*[[List of anti-tank guided missiles]]
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==References==
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{{Defence Research and Development Organisation}}
{{Indian missiles}}

[[Category:Anti-tank missiles]]
[[Category:Guided missiles of India]]

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SAMHO (missile)